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Rupture Front

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024611

The rupture front is the instantaneous boundary between the slipping and locked parts of a fault during an earthquake. Rupture in one direction on the fault is referred to as unilateral. Rupture may radiate outward in a circular manner or it may radiate toward the two ends of the fault from an interior point, behavior referred to as bilateral.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024611
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Earthquake Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024611",
  "term": "Rupture Front",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The rupture front is the instantaneous boundary between the slipping and locked parts of a fault during an earthquake. Rupture in one direction on the fault is referred to as unilateral. Rupture may radiate outward in a circular manner or it may radiate toward the two ends of the fault from an interior point, behavior referred to as bilateral.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Earthquake Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/rupture-front/"
}

Record 24,611 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.